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Congregation Beth Aaron

Teaneck Grandfather, 75, Struck Outside Synagogue Dies Teaneck Grandfather, 75, Struck Outside Synagogue Dies
Teaneck Grandfather, 75, Struck Outside Synagogue Dies One of two men critically injured when they were struck crossing the street outside a Teaneck synagogue Thursday night died Saturday. Sheldon Mermelstein, 75, passed away around 2 p.m. Saturday, Deputy Mayor Elie Katz said. “Our hearts are broken,” his daughter-in-law, Ayelet Schwartz Mermelstein, wrote in tribute. “May his memory be a blessing.” Mermelstein and Micah Kaufman, 41, both members of congregation Beth Aron on Queen Anne Road, were coming from Congregation Bnai Yeshurun when they were struck by a sedan while crossing West Englewood Avenue around 6:20 p.m. Thursday, authorities …